Creating Large Activity-based Introductory Courses for Physics and Chemistry by Adapting the SCALE-UP Approach and Curriculum

物理(13)项目的主要目标是向中佛罗里达大学不断增长的、多样化的学生群体提供更有效的入门科学教学。众所周知，大多数入门物理学生从精心设计的活动中学到的东西比从传统讲座中学到的要多得多。北卡罗来纳州立大学开发的以学生为中心的大学大规模招生活动(扩大规模)项目为UCF提供了一种教授大型工作室课程的方法，该课程的重点是通过探究学习，而不是在倾听中学习。扩大规模的方法是对标准讲座/实验室的完全修订。学生们以3-4人为一组，每周在一个旨在促进协作学习的大型技术丰富的实验室里，与计算机和实验室设备一起工作4-6个小时。对北卡罗来纳州立大学课程的评估表明，这种方法与UCF的目标很好地匹配，即提高学生的概念理解、解决问题的能力和总体科学入门课程的体验。该项目正在为一个有80名学生的工作室教室开发课程材料和购买设备，以扩大物理和化学课程的规模。除了采用在北卡罗来纳州制定的活动外，UCF物理和化学教育研究小组还在开发新的活动和指导材料，特别是在工作刚刚开始的化学领域。课程开发和评估是在与扩大开发人员密切合作的情况下进行的。这个项目应该证明，其他学校可以成功地采用SCALU-UP方法，这可能会导致全国本科数学和科学课程的广泛变化。

Physics (13) The main project goal is to deliver more effective introductory science instruction to University of Central Florida's growing, diverse student population. It is well known that the majority of introductory physics students learn significantly more from carefully constructed activities than from traditional lectures. The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Programs (SCALE-UP) project developed at North Carolina State University offers UCF a way to teach large studio classes where the emphasis is on learning by inquiry instead of learning by listening. The SCALE-UP approach is a complete revision of the standard lecture/laboratory. The students work in groups of 3-4 with computers and lab equipment for 4-6 hours each week in a large technology-rich laboratory designed to promote collaborative learning. Evaluations of NC State classes show that this approach is well matched to UCF's objectives of improving students' conceptual understanding, problem solving ability, and overall experience with introductory science classes. This project is developing curriculum materials and purchasing equipment for SCALE-UP physics and chemistry courses in an 80-student studio classroom. In addition to adopting activities developed at NC State, the UCF physics and chemistry education research groups are also developing new activities and instructor materials, particularly in chemistry where work is just starting. Curriculum development and evaluation are conducted in close collaboration with the SCALE-UP developers. This project should demonstrate that other schools can successfully adopt the SCALU-UP approach, which may lead to widespread changes in undergraduate math and science classes across the country.